8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry
United States 
U.S. Military Iowa Iowa Military Iowa in the Civil War 8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry
Brief History[edit | edit source]
This Unit was organized at Davenport August and September, 1861. They mustered out April 20, 1866.[1]
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
Company A - enrolled from Clinton County
Company B - enrolled from Scott County
Company C - enrolled from Washington County
Company D - enrolled from Benton County
Company E - enrolled from Marion County
Company F - enrolled from Keokuk County
Company G - enrolled from Iowa County
Company H - enrolled from Mahaska County
Company I - enrolled from Monroe County
Company K - enrolled from Louisa County
Information about the companies and their counties comes from Iowa. Adjutant General's Office, Report of the Adjutant General and Acting Quartermaster General of the State of Iowa, (Des Moines [Iowa]: F.W. Palmer, 1863), pages 290-326. FHL book 977.7 M25ag.
Rosters are also listed in this book.
Source Material[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).